Putting weight on dogs with a BARF diet?

[FestiveSpirit]

I am assuming I just feed more? Islay has definitely dropped a bit of condition since I have changed her diet, so I am topping up her food each day with pilchards and eggs - I'll get her some tripe as well as soon as I can...

Is there anything I should avoid in case it upsets her stomach?

 

[soloabe]

I'm always a little careful with the oily fish. i do feed it about 4 times a week but i have noticed mine will get soft poops if i feed it more often.

When i want more weight on mine i either add an extra meal in or just add 1% of their body weight in muscle meat to each meal.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Ah great thanks Katie, so I can add mince and so forth as well That makes things easier, I can cheat and go to the supermarket in the short term - as I STILL havent made it to the butchers

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Can I feed tinned tuna fish BTW? I have a can which I really must use up - it is in brine, so I would drain and rinse well first!

 

[blackcob]

Mince all the way, the value stuff is 98p per 500g in Sainsburys. Also it's kind to toothless longdogs!

I have fed an old tin of tuna in brine that I found at the back of the cupboard, rinsed well, but buy the stuff in spring water now.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Cool thanks BC, she can have the tuna tomorrow and I shall get some mince

 

[CAYLA]

We went to the (well what looked like a slaughter house today) and OH bought 40 bags of chicken mince and tripe for 30p a bag 1b in weight.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

We went to the (well what looked like a slaughter house today) and OH bought 40 bags of chicken mince and tripe for 30p a bag 1b in weight.

Can you post some down to me please

 

[EAST KENT]

Same as humans really..fatty meat will put weight on;a good option is raw breast of lamb..it very quickly adds condition.

 

[KarynK]

We went to the (well what looked like a slaughter house today)

You're not about to turn veggie on me are you?????